Course Content and Outcome Guide for JPN 103

Course Number:

JPN 103

Course Title:

First Year Japanese

Credit Hours:

5

Lecture Hours:

50

Lecture/Lab Hours:

0

Lab Hours:

0

Special Fee:

Course Description

Continues the introduction of Japanese language and culture, emphasizing effective communicative skills in written and spoken language. Expands the practice, product and perspective of Japanese culture. The third course of a three-course sequence. Prerequisites: JPN 102 or instructor permission. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion students should be able to:

1. Apply a clear understanding of the nature of tonal Japanese language in tone and pitch. 2. Communicate using appropriate vocabulary and mid-level formal speech when interacting with native Japanese speakers. 3. Apply common cultural understandings and recognize cultural values when interacting with native speakers of Japanese and new authentic texts. 4. Use an understanding of slightly complex Japanese syntactic system to read and compose simple Japanese texts in Japanese Kana syllabaries and additional Kanji characters.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Students will be assessed by any combination of the following:

Active participation in class

Individual presentations

Contextual written tasks (in or outside of class) to assess reading, writing, cultural, and aural competencies, as well as quizzes over syllabaries and kanji.